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Cry of Fear => Cry of Fear Technical Help and Support => Topic started by: Wrush on 11 June, 2014, 01:50:06 AM

Title: [FATAL ERROR] Could not find filesystem dll to load.
Post by: Wrush on 11 June, 2014, 01:50:06 AM
I get this error : http://puu.sh/9nrK4/585a36dd67.png
when trying to start the game through the game launcher that I activated through steam library.
here is a picture of the launcher before the error: http://puu.sh/9nrOj/ac831a8f28.jpg
here is a picture of my spec http://puu.sh/9nrQh/ef4f85e5e2.png

Things I have tried:
-verifying game integrity through steam game options  > didn't work
- re installing the game > didn't work
-redownloaded the missing files from https://www.mediafire.com/?4pplfik63jpwswf thanks to 不幸だのBulletProof > worked but created another error with "could not load hw.dll "
-redownloaded the hw.dll file from https://www.mediafire.com/?9l4ved1r97h6cxq thanks to 不幸だのBulletProof > didn't work
-after a 3rd reinstallation through steam the game seems to work without errors
Title: Re: [FATAL ERROR] Could not find filesystem dll to load.
Post by: Burret on 11 June, 2014, 02:24:16 AM
After re-installing, does it have the 2 required dlls in your Common/Cry of Fear/ folder?

As stated in the filesystem error, it requires


If its missing, let us know. If not, I have no other solutions. :simon:
Title: Re: [FATAL ERROR] Could not find filesystem dll to load.
Post by: Wrush on 11 June, 2014, 02:42:21 AM
After re-installing, does it have the 2 required dlls in your Common/Cry of Fear/ folder?

As stated in the filesystem error, it requires

  • FileSystem_Steam.dll
  • FileSystem_Stdio.dll

If its missing, let us know. If not, I have no other solutions. :simon:

After reinstalling I am missing those 2 dlls!
Where can I manually download them and add the to the game folder?
Title: Re: [FATAL ERROR] Could not find filesystem dll to load.
Post by: Burret on 11 June, 2014, 02:46:55 AM
It supposed to be included with the installation, though its strange that it didn't have one for you.

You're in luck mate, I uploaded the files for you.

https://www.mediafire.com/?4pplfik63jpwswf (http://i.imgur.com/zZw7f.png)

Copy the files into your Common/Cry of Fear folder.
Title: Re: [FATAL ERROR] Could not find filesystem dll to load.
Post by: Wrush on 11 June, 2014, 03:04:57 AM
It supposed to be included with the installation, though its strange that it didn't have one for you.

You're in luck mate, I uploaded the files for you.

https://www.mediafire.com/?4pplfik63jpwswf (http://i.imgur.com/zZw7f.png)

Copy the files into your Common/Cry of Fear folder.
Thank you very much!
but... now getting this error: http://puu.sh/9nxHJ/abd5e9e24d.png
could not load hw.dll :'(
Title: Re: [FATAL ERROR] Could not find filesystem dll to load.
Post by: Burret on 11 June, 2014, 03:09:05 AM
So hw.dll is also missing in your folder? OK, that's 3 files missing. :slower3:

Here you go. This should work now.

https://www.mediafire.com/?9l4ved1r97h6cxq

Paste it into your Common/Cry of Fear folder.
Title: Re: [FATAL ERROR] Could not find filesystem dll to load.
Post by: Wrush on 11 June, 2014, 03:27:33 AM
So hw.dll is also missing in your folder? OK, that's 3 files missing. :slower3:

Here you go. This should work now.

https://www.mediafire.com/?9l4ved1r97h6cxq

Paste it into your Common/Cry of Fear folder.

It's not missing, it just couldn't load.
I tried changing my hw.dll with yours but same error. :'(
Title: Re: [FATAL ERROR] Could not find filesystem dll to load.
Post by: Burret on 11 June, 2014, 03:38:58 AM
Then I'm out of solution, sorry. :wheelchair:

However, this might help.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/80/discussions/0/828937979175118632/

http://steamcommunity.com/app/70/discussions/0/864959809799291129/
Title: Re: [FATAL ERROR] Could not find filesystem dll to load.
Post by: DragonNOR on 11 June, 2014, 04:31:18 AM
Have you tried verifying the integrity of your steam cache for the game after downloading? Some times that helps procuring/fixing files that are downloaded wrong even from a second download :)
Title: Re: [FATAL ERROR] Could not find filesystem dll to load.
Post by: Wrush on 11 June, 2014, 04:40:13 AM
Have you tried verifying the integrity of your steam cache for the game after downloading? Some times that helps procuring/fixing files that are downloaded wrong even from a second download :)
I wrote in the original post that's the first thing that I did and I got this message http://puu.sh/9nG8O/ca5958a8e8.png
:'(
Title: Re: [FATAL ERROR] Could not find filesystem dll to load.
Post by: Headshot? on 11 June, 2014, 03:44:16 PM
Re-install Cry of Fear and disable any background programs running when attempting to run Cry of Fear (Skype, X-Fire, etc...)